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    Targeted RNA-modified protein to treat leukemia with Ipsen reached over 400 million U.S. dollars in cooperation

    • Last Update: 2021-11-04
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    On October 18, 2021, Ipsen and Accent Therapeutics announced that they have reached an exclusive global cooperation agreement to advance the research, development, manufacturing and commercialization of drugs targeting the RNA-modified protein METTL3
    .


    Accent's new METL3 small molecule inhibitor is designed to treat specific subtypes of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) with high unmet medical needs


    AML is a difficult-to-treat blood and bone marrow cancer.
    Globally, the incidence of AML has been increasing year by year in the past 20 years
    .


    RNA-modifying proteins (RMPs) are a class of emerging targets that represent a new strategy for the treatment of various cancers


    One of the most common modifications of mRNA is the methylation of the N6 adenine base to form N6-methyladenosine (m6A)
    .


    The methyltransferase complex METL3/METTL14 catalyzes this modification process


    Image source: Accent's official website

    According to the terms of the cooperation agreement, Ipsen obtained the exclusive development rights for a METL3 small molecule inhibitor
    .


    Accent may receive a total of US$446 million in advance payments, preclinical, clinical, regulatory and sales milestone payments, plus future royalties for tiered sales of the product


    Reference materials:

    [1] Ipsen Adds Another Program Into Its Pre-Clinical R&D Oncology Pipeline Through an Exclusive Worldwide Collaboration With Accent Therapeutics, Targeting the RNA Modifying Protein, METTL3.


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